Saturday's letters: What power

Published: Saturday, November 16, 2013 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Friday, November 15, 2013 at 5:26 p.m.

To the editor: I am amazed at the number of people opining that Rep. Mark Meadows caused the shutdown with no more than a letter. Wow — what power.

With that much power, maybe he should write a letter telling Congress to pass a budget instead of relying on continuing resolutions. Maybe he should write a letter saying we should stop spending more than we are taking in. Maybe he should write a letter asking the administration to explain Benghazi and Fast and Furious. Maybe he should write a letter asking the administration to explain the actions of the IRS.

Maybe he should ask the Justice Department to explain why it is attacking North Carolina for voter fraud but not Pennsylvania, Ohio or Florida. Maybe he can ask the administration to explain why the World War II Memorial and Pisgah Inn were closed during the “shutdown” but not Andrews Air Force Base golf course or Camp David. Maybe he can ask why more support was sent to keep World War II veterans from the monument honoring them than was sent to protect our ambassadors in Benghazi.

I guess those opposed to Meadows are upset that someone is actually leading for a change. I find it far more refreshing than Kool-Aid.

Joe Guy

Hendersonville

What love can do

To the editor: Let’s play a game of “what if.” What if you were the parent of an energetic 6-year-old boy and found that the healthy little guy was actually not as healthy as he looks? What if you were told by doctors that he has a rare kidney dysfunction that must be treated aggressively? If the uncertainty of all this were not enough, your insurance has a high deductible and medical bills are mounting as this precious child requires multiple trips to Children’s Hospital.

As a parent, you do everything in your power to make sure your child receives the care he needs, knowing that you are not able to keep up with mounting bills. What do you do? You alone cannot cope. But as it turns out, you are not alone. You have caring, loving people in a church your mom attends. They plan a fundraiser to try to ease this financial burden.

The church is First Congregational. The fundraiser, Love For Logan, is being held Nov. 23 and features an hour of silent auction, hearty hors d’oeuvres and a concert. Won’t you help by purchasing a ticket for the fundraiser and come see what love can do? Call 828-692-8630.

Jimmie Harris

Hendersonville

The worst shape

To the editor: I find the flurry of vitriolic letters against U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows from the Democrats of our community quite flattering.

They actually attribute to one freshman representative the complete shutdown of the United States government!

Would it not be more logical to attribute responsibility to the most powerful man in the world — the president of the United States? (Oh wait, that would be Vladimir Putin now.)

America has been suffering from a government shutdown of moral and constitutional principles for five years now. The country is in the worst shape it has been in since the Great Depression. Shall we blame Rep. Meadows for that as well?

The Democrats’ “intelligent” hyperbolic arguments (“Mark is a bully”) are used in order to attract low-information voters. I don’t know how much longer such tactics will work — people are waking up.

As president of the Henderson County Republican Women’s Club, I have watched our membership double over the past year. I hope that now our Democrat friends will start writing about the benefits of the “Affordable” Care Act — that should make for interesting reading.

<p>To the editor: I am amazed at the number of people opining that Rep. Mark Meadows caused the shutdown with no more than a letter. Wow  what power.</p><p>With that much power, maybe he should write a letter telling Congress to pass a budget instead of relying on continuing resolutions. Maybe he should write a letter saying we should stop spending more than we are taking in. Maybe he should write a letter asking the administration to explain Benghazi and Fast and Furious. Maybe he should write a letter asking the administration to explain the actions of the IRS.</p><p>Maybe he should ask the Justice Department to explain why it is attacking North Carolina for voter fraud but not Pennsylvania, Ohio or Florida. Maybe he can ask the administration to explain why the World War II Memorial and Pisgah Inn were closed during the shutdown but not Andrews Air Force Base golf course or Camp David. Maybe he can ask why more support was sent to keep World War II veterans from the monument honoring them than was sent to protect our ambassadors in Benghazi.</p><p>I guess those opposed to Meadows are upset that someone is actually leading for a change. I find it far more refreshing than Kool-Aid.</p><p><em>Joe Guy</em></p><p><em>Hendersonville</em></p><h3>What love can do</h3>
<p>To the editor: Let’s play a game of what if. What if you were the parent of an energetic 6-year-old boy and found that the healthy little guy was actually not as healthy as he looks? What if you were told by doctors that he has a rare kidney dysfunction that must be treated aggressively? If the uncertainty of all this were not enough, your insurance has a high deductible and medical bills are mounting as this precious child requires multiple trips to Children’s Hospital.</p><p>As a parent, you do everything in your power to make sure your child receives the care he needs, knowing that you are not able to keep up with mounting bills. What do you do? You alone cannot cope. But as it turns out, you are not alone. You have caring, loving people in a church your mom attends. They plan a fundraiser to try to ease this financial burden.</p><p>The church is First Congregational. The fundraiser, Love For Logan, is being held Nov. 23 and features an hour of silent auction, hearty hors d’oeuvres and a concert. Won’t you help by purchasing a ticket for the fundraiser and come see what love can do? Call 828-692-8630.</p><p><em>Jimmie Harris</em></p><p><em>Hendersonville</em></p><h3>The worst shape</h3>
<p>To the editor: I find the flurry of vitriolic letters against U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows from the Democrats of our community quite flattering.</p><p>They actually attribute to one freshman representative the complete shutdown of the United States government!</p><p>Would it not be more logical to attribute responsibility to the most powerful man in the world  the president of the United States? (Oh wait, that would be Vladimir Putin now.)</p><p>America has been suffering from a government shutdown of moral and constitutional principles for five years now. The country is in the worst shape it has been in since the Great Depression. Shall we blame Rep. Meadows for that as well?</p><p>The Democrats’ intelligent hyperbolic arguments (Mark is a bully) are used in order to attract low-information voters. I don’t know how much longer such tactics will work  people are waking up.</p><p>As president of the Henderson County Republican Women’s Club, I have watched our membership double over the past year. I hope that now our Democrat friends will start writing about the benefits of the Affordable Care Act  that should make for interesting reading.</p><p><em>LaWren Booth</em></p><p><em>President, HCRWC</em></p><p><em></em></p>